Washing-machine.



Patented Mar. 26, |90l.

J. C. DAVIS.

WASHING MACHINE. (Applicazipnmed my 21, wo.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 a m A1 f I ef J l I. i" J9 7 f `e 0 D D 7 vtj r ze C fljll www0/sow Patented Mar. 26, I90I.

Jpc. DAVIS.

WASHING MACHINE. (Application filed mim. moo.)

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WASHING-MACHINE SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 670,852, dated March 26, 1901. Application lled May 21, 1900.l Serial No. 17,453. No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Neosho, in the county of Newton and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washingmachines, and pertains to a machine constructed to produce a double rubber and pressing action, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a washing-machine in which the tub or box portion is provided with a rubbingsurface or washboard and in which there is a vertically-movable cover having a similar concaved washboard or-surface and a Vertically-movable cylinder situated within the tub and between the two washboards and to which the goods to be washed may be clamped and held in the desired position against being misplaced, whereby a combined double rubbing and pressing action may be produced and whereby the machineis adapted for Washing small or large articles and also adapted for washing small or large quantities of clothes during a single operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a vertical longitudinal sectional View of a washing-machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view with the top removed. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the top removed. Fig. 4t is a side elevation with the top in position thereon. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the hooks carried by the cover.

Referring now to the drawings, A indicates an oblong box or tub, which is preferably formed 0f wood and in any suitable manner to eect a water-tight and durable construction, though it may be constructed of galvanized metal or other suitable material. Situated in the bottom of this box A is a washboard or corrugated rubbing-surface B, which is concaved, as shown, sufficiently to cause practically the whole of the rubbing-surface to be utilized in the Washing operation. This rubbing-surface or washboard B is shorter than the box A and located at one end portion thereof, as illustrated, whereby a space C is provided of sufficient size to accommodate one washing of clothes where they may be placed and soaked prior to their being attached to the washing-cylinder D.

- Projecting from the sides of the box A and at points intermediate the ends of the washboard or surface B are arms E, which are provided with vertically-elongated slots F. 6o These slots F are adapted to receive the jonrnals or bearings of an angular cylinder-shaft G, and situated also in these slots F are bearing-blocks a, upon which the lower ends of suitable coil-springs b rest, the upper ends of the said coil-springs bearing against the blocks a', which are held in position by removable bolts or members c, which are situated at the upper ends of the slots F. The cylinder is comprised of a plurality (prefer- 7o ably three) disks H, which are secured to the shaft G in any suitable manner, and connecting their peripheries are the slats I, which extend longitudinal the cylinder-shaft and which, as will be hereinafter described, serve in connection with other members as means for clamping the goods or garments to be washed. The disks H are provided with a plurality of water passage-Ways g, which are for the purpose of enabling the free passage 8o of the Water within and without the spaces between the outer and inner disks H in a manner which will beA more fully explained hereinafter.

Situated upon and secured to the angular shaft G at points just outside of the end disks H of the washing-cylinder D are a plurality of laterally-extending longitudinally-slotted arms J, the said arms beingpreferably carried by thimbles K, which receive the said 9o shaft G and are secured thereto in` any suitable rnanner. These arms J are provided with a plurality of transversely-aman ged and longitudinally-extending series of bolt or pin openings d, adapted to receive the pins e. The ends of these arms J are located in a line with the space between the pairs of slats I, whereby the essentially U-shaped` clamping wires or rods L are adapted to pass longitu dinally over the cylinder between the said Ioo slats for clamping the garments to be washed and to have their outtnrned ends f inserted within the slots of the longitudinally-slotted arms J and to be held therein by means of the pins e, which may be inserted in any one of the holes in the said arms,according to the character and quantity of garments that it is desired to clamp to the cylinder. There may be provided any desired number of these clamping members; but I here show four, which I deem sufficient to hold the garments firmly in position upon the cylinder for the washing action.

The upper rubbing and pressing surface to coact with the upper side of the cylinder is situated within the top or cover N and consists of a concaved rubbing or corrugated surface P, made of any desired or suitable material. The lower edges of the sides of this cover N are adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the sides of the box A, and the sides are provided with vertically-elongated centrally-arranged slots @which provide slots to permit the free vertical movement of the shaft of the cylinder D under the pressure of the washing operation. This cover N is held in position and permitted to have a free vertical movement by the verticallyarranged rods 71, made, preferably, of galvanized material and extending upwardly from the upper edges of the sides of the box A. There are preferably four of these rods, and they pass into vertically-elongated openings m, formed in the sides of the cover N, and by means of which the cover is permitted to freely vibrate vertically under pressure of the washing of the garments.

For the purpose of adding additional pressure to the weight of the cover N, I provide four springs S, which have their lower ends connected to suitable members T, attached to the sides of the box A, and their upper ends provided with hooks n, adapted to engage the notches p of the members q, which are attached to the sid es of the cover N. There will be four of these springs, and their tension is adjustable through the medium of the notched members q, and they are readily detached from these members for the purpose of permitting the removal of the cover N.

The box A is provided with the depending legs 1 and 2, the two situated at the rear end being provided with suitable casters or wheels 3, and the opposite end of the box A is provided with projecting handles 4, by means of which the washing-machine may be rolled around, as a wheelbarrow. The rear end of the box A is provided with an outlet-spigot 5, by means of which the box may be emptied of the water therein, and this is facilitated by lifting the front end of the box through the medium of the handles 4. By means of this arrangement the machine can be rolled to any desired point for the purpose of emptying the water therefrom instead of transporting the water in buckets, which is very laborious.

Situated at the under side of the front end of the box A is a sliding tub-support 6, adapted to be drawn outward and adapted to support a tub or tubs.

The rubbing-surface B, situated in the bottom of the box A, is loose and adapted to be removed therefrom, it being held in position against movement under the rubbing operation through the medium of the cleats or projections 7, which straddle longitudinal strips 8, arranged in each side of the bottom of the box. The cylinder D can also be removed by the removal of the pins c at the upper ends of the slots F, and the cover is removed, as before stated, by unhooking its spring, thus leaving a box A, which is entirely clear and free of all of the washing apparatus and enabling it to be thoroughly cleansed when desired.

In some instances it may not be desirable to use the springs either in connection with the shaft of the cylinder D or in connection with the cover N, and when not deemed necessary for the purpose of increasing the pressure of the washing operation these may be thrown out of operation by unhooking the -springs from the cover and by removing the springs b from the slots F, in the manner before explained.

In the operation of this machine the clothes or garments to be washed are clamped to the cylinder D, in the manner before described, and with those portions of the garments which need the greatest amount of washing held in the position to receive the rubbing and pressing action, which is very instrumental and effective in enabling me to thoroughly wash the wristbands and neckbands, collars, and cuffs of garments. The cylinder D is permitted to have a free vertical movement under the pressure of the clothes and according to the nature and quantity of the garments being washed, and the cover N is vertically movable in respect to the cylinder D, whereby the several parts which combine to effect the pressing and rubbing action are permitted to have free relative movement. In the Washing operation the water which is pressed from the'garments as the cylinder is being revolved and carried between the disks E will pass therefrom through the passages IOO IIO

made therein and fresh water will pass therein through the same passages, thus enabling me to effect a free circulation of the water to both sides of the garments that are being washed.

A machine of the character shown and described is very effective in its operation and is adapted to wash a single small article, a number of small articles, or a large article or a number of large articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat` ent, is-

1. A washing-machine comprising a waferchamber having in its bottom a stationary concaved rubbing and pressing surface, a cover having its inner upper side provided with a concaved rubbing and pressing surface, a vertically-movable washing-cylinder situated between the rubbing-surfaces, the washing-chamber and the cover being provided respectively with vertically-arranged guiding and holding rods and openings for the said rods, substantially as described.

2. A washing-machine comprising a shaft, a cylinder carried by the shaft, radially-projecting longitudinally-slotted arms situated at opposite ends of the cylinder, transverse pins passing through the slotted arms, and essentially U-shaped clamping-rods passing longitudinal the cylinder having laterally- .turned ends adapted to pass through the slots of the slotted arms and engage said pins, substantially as described.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination 'with a receptacle having a stationary scrubhing-surface therein, of a normally downwardly held vertically movable scrubbingcylinder, and a normally downwardly retained verticallymovable cover carrying a scrubbing surface therein, substantially as described.

4L. In a washing-machine the combination with a receptacle having a stationary scrubhing-surface therein, of aspring-pressed verticallymovable scrnbbingcylinder and a spring-retained vertically-movable cover carrying a scrubbing-surface therein, substan- 3o tially as described.

5. A washing-machine comprising a receptacle, a vertically-movable cylinder mounted therein,vertically-arranged guiding and holding rods carried by the receptacle and a cover 3 5 carrying a rubbing-surface and vertically-ar ranged rod-receiving openings, substantially as described.

6. A Washing-'cylinder comprising a shaft,

disks mounted thereon and having openings 4o therein, longitudinally-extending bars arranged in pairs connecting said disks, outwardly-extending arms carried by the shaft and havinglongitudinally-arranged slots and transverse bolt-receiving openings, bolts in 45 said openings and U-shaped clamping-rods adapted to rest between the longitudinallyarranged bars and having laterally-turned ends, adapted to enter the slots and engage the transverse bolts, substantially as de- 5o scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOI-IN C. DAVIS. Witnesses:

ISAAC LANDERS, JAMES G. ANGEL. 

